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| . | Welcome to the StoryTots News! In This Issue: SOOO much has happened in the last month! We launched a new story, Super Suction Man, and StoryTots was featured in Las Vegas Home and Design Magazine! Check it out:
Come on, how cool is that??
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This Month’s Project: I love to design projects based on favorite books. It's a great way to go a step further and really get the kids into reading, especially for those of us with serious "do-ers" in the house. Spring is the perfect time to bring out this project, it invites all sorts of conversation about spring and metamorphosis, growing and changing.
3) Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to the kids. The Project: 2) Have the kids spread white glue on the circles, then apply the tissue paper to the glue. Ideally the tissue colors will cover the entire circle. 3) Have the kids trace the leaf shape onto a piece of green construction paper, then cut out the leaf. Help them use a hole punch to make little caterpillar nibbles in the leaf. (Note: This is a great opportunity to talk about what caterpillar really eat, leaves and plants, and where they live, on leaves/plants or underground)
5) Have them trace and cut out 1 more circle from the red construction paper for the head. 6) Help them glue the circles and head onto the leave in a caterpillar shape. 7) Draw a face, legs and antenna on the caterpillar. Going Further: If you have older or very dexterous kids, cut small pieces of yarn to Topics for discussion: Color mixing, what caterpillar eat and where they live, metamorphosis. Jump online for some cool metamorphosis pix here: http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm
Praise from customers!
It's fantastic to see a book that uses "big words" appropriately. You should give really pitch that on your site, because personalized books for kids his age are rare. K is very much into being "big and smart" and I was a little worried that he'd be disappointed in the book, that maybe it'd be geared to much younger kids, but you managed to make it fun and cool for both boys. I loved that the Dinosaurs all had "fun" names, but also their real scientific names. Knowing those scientific names is a MAJOR source of pride among K and his dino-obsessed buddies. I can't wait to get my Monkey-loving D the Monkey story for his birthday and will order from you for other big days as well! Thank you thank you thank you!!!" - J.M. 3/2009
- K.R. 3/2009
J.L. 3/2009 Coming soon to StoryTots.com! Also: We've got a new story in the works about a talented baker! Look for that in May or June. We love to hear your feedback! Thanks for reading!
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2) Cut up small pieces of the colored tissue paper.
About 1"x1" should do. 
(Note: This is a great opportunity to talk about color mixing as pieces of the tissue overlap to create a 3rd color) Set aside to dry. 
4) When the tissue paper circles are relatively dry, have the kids cut out the circles. Close to circular is fine. 
glue around the outer edge of the caterpillar as fuzz. Cut a pipe cleaner and glue into place as antenna and legs. A warning: gluey fingers plus small pieces of yarn equals frustrated tears. Save that for older kids, 5 and up I'd say. 
